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W. D. WILLIAMS.

AWNING BLIND.

APPLICATION FILED APR.28.1908.

928,01 2, Patented July 13, 1909.

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AWNING-B LIN D To all whom it ma concern:

Be it known that I, TNILLIS D. WILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Awning-Blinds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in awning blinds, and its primary object is the provislon of a device of this character which is simple, durable and efficient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully'described, claimed and. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of an awning blind constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on a plane extending vertically and centrally through the awning blind. Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation illustrating the device in use as an awnin Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on a pTane extending vertically and centrally through the awning blind in the condition illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on a plane extending horizontally through the awning blind in the condition illustrated in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is a detail view of the shutter frame and the means by which the parts of the awning blind are connected together and the blind secured applied position, and Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on a plane indicated by the line 77 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals, 1. designates the top, 2 the bottom, and 3 the sides of a window casing of the usual form and construction.

41 designates a shutter frame which preferably consists of a bottom bar 5 and. side bars 6, each of which is secured to one end of the bottom bar 5. The free ends of the side bars 6 are held against relative and lateral movements by means of a brace 7, which also forms a stop, as will be hereinafter apparent. The side bars 6 project beyond the brace 7 and these projecting portions are provided with bearings 8, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The shutter frame 4 is adapted to be pivotally mounted upon the top 1 of the window casing by means of j ournals 9 carried by bracket blocks 10.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1908.

Patented. July 13, 1909.

Serial No. 429,746.

The journals 9 are received by the bearings 8 and project laterally beyond the side bars 6 of the shutter frame. The bracket blocks 10 are received in recesses 11 formed in the ends of a bar 12. Screws 12 or other suitable fastening elements are passed through the bracket blocks 10 and bar 12 and are let into the top 1 of the window casing to ivotally secure the shutter frame in appliec position.

Shutters 13 of the usual or any appropriate construction are hingedly mounted to swing outwardly upon the side bars 6 of the frame 4. The inward movements of the shutters 13 are limited by the brace 7 and said shutters are adapted to be secured in closed position by means of bolts 14 and 14., which are carried by one of the shutters for engagement with the brace 7 and bottom bar 5, respectively, as fully illustrated in Fig. 1 of the c rawings. The connection between the shutter frame and the casing is such that the lower end of the frame can be swung outwardly, the frame being adapted to be held in this position by means of braces which consist of pairs of arms 15 and 16. The arms of each pair are pivotally connected together, as at 17 and the arms 15 are pivotally secured to the bottom 2 of the window casing, as at 18. The arms 16 are pivotally secured to the side bars 6 of the shutter frame 4, as at 19. When the lower end of the shutter frame is swung outwardly, the shutters 13 perform the function of an awning. The sides of the awning blind are adapted to be closed by means of a plurality of slats 20, which are pivotally mounted at their upper ends upon the projecting ends of the journals 9. The slats 20 which are next adjacent to the sides 3 are secured to the window casing, while those which are next adjacent to the side bars 6 are secured to the shutter frame. The remaining slats are united by means of a pin and slot connection, whereby when the shutter frame is swung outwardly the slats spread to close the sides thereof, as fully disclosed in Figs. 3, 4, and 5 of the drawings. When the shutter frame is swung inward y, the slats he one in contact with the other between the side bars 6 and the shutter frame and the sides 3 of the window casing, as fully illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The shutter frame is adapted to be secured against movement when swung inwardly by means of catches 21 which are pivotally mounted upon the bottom bar 5 of the shut ter frame for engagement with pins 22 carried by the bottom of the window casing. The shutter frame is adapted to be moved through the medium of a hand grip 23 se cured to the bottom bar 5 thereof. The pin and slot Connection between the slats 20 is best illustrated in Fig. 7 of the drawings. Each slat 20 is provided with an arcuate slot 24 which extends transversely thereof, and with a headed element 25. The slot 24 of one slat is adapted to receive the head. of the element 25 of the next adjacent slat. The heads of the elements 25 are retained in the slots 24 by means of plates 26 which are provided with arcuate slots 27 alining with the slots 24 and adapted for the reception of the shank of the elements 25. The plates 26 are recessed into the slats and are secured in ap lied position by screws 28 or other suitable iastening elements.

In practice, the shutters are first secured to the shutter frame, after which the journals 9 are passed through the bearings 8 and sides of the frame. The slats are tiien mounted upon the journals, in which position they are retained by the slats which are next adjacent to the sides of the frame and secured to said sides. The awning blind in this condition is ready for application to a window casing. When it is desired to apply the awning blind, the bar 12 is positioned to permit the recesses 11 to receive the bracket blocks 10 of the journals 9 and then fastening elements are passed through the bracket blocks and bar into the top of the window casing, after which the slats next adjacent to the sides of the window casing are secured to said sides. In order to reinforce the ends of the slats 20 that are mounted upon the journals 9, each slat is provided with a recessed metal reinforcing strip 29.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention should be understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportions and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what I claim is:

1. The combination with a window casing, of a bar secured to the top of the window casing and provided at its ends with recesses,

bracket blocks secured in the recesses and provided with journals, a U-shaped shutter frame having less transverse extent than the window casin and provided at its upper end with bearings adapted to receive the journals, the journals projecting beyond the sides of the frame, shutters hingedly secured to the sides of the frame, a brace secured to the sides of the frame at a point adjacent their upper ends, said brace preventing lateral movement of the sides of the frame and limiting the closing movement of the shutters, slats mounted between the sides of the frame and window casing and pivotally mounted at their upper ends upon the projecting ends of the journals, means securing one slat to each side of the frame, means securing one slat to each side of the window casing, means connecting all of the slats, braces secured to the bottom of the window casing and to the bottom bar of the frame, and catches pivotally mounted upon the bottom of the window casing for engagement with the frame.

2. The combination with a window casing, of a bar secured to the top of the window casing and provided at its ends with recesses, bracket blocks secured to the recesses of the bar and provided with journals, a U-shaped shutter frame having less transverse extent than the window casing and provided at its upper end with bearings for the reception of the journals, the journals projecting beyond the sides of the frame, shutters hingedly secured to the sides of the frame, a brace secured to the sides of the frame at a point adjacent their upper ends, said brace preventing lateral movements of the sides and limiting the closing movements of the shutters, a bolt carried by one of the shutters for engagement with the brace, slats mounted between the sides of the frame and window casing and pivotally mounted at their upper ends on the projecting ends of the ournals, means connecting one of the slats to each side of the window casing, means connecting one of the slats to each side of the frame, a plate carried by each slat, elements carried by each slat for movable engagement with the plates, braces secured to the bottom of the frame, and catches pivotally secured to the bottom of the window casing for engagement with the frame.

WILLIS D. VJILLIAMS. V' itnesses W. BROWN,

JULIA HAGEN. 

